Andrea Warren
Author
Language
English
Description
The life-changing story of a young boy's struggle for survival in a Nazi-run concentration camp, narrated in the voice of Holocaust survivor Jack Mandelbaum.
When twelve-year-old Jack Mandelbaum is separated from his family and shipped off to the Blechhammer concentration camp, his life becomes a never-ending nightmare. With minimal food to eat and harsh living conditions threatening his health, Jack manages to survive by
...Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Warren takes you on a journey into the workhouses, slums, factories, and schools of Victorian England, and into the world of Dickens. She shows now he used his pen to do battle on behalf of the poor, becoming one of the great reformers of his or any age.
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books, Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Norman Mineta, from his internment as a child in Heart Mountain Internment Camp during World War II, through his political career including serving in Congress for ten terms during which time he was instrumental in getting the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 passed which provided reparations and an apology to those who were interned"--
Author
Publisher
Melanie Kroupa Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
This book looks at the 1862-63 battle for Vicksburg through the eyes of three children: ten-year-old Lucy, the daughter of a Vicksburg merchant; eleven-year-old Willie, the son of a minister; and twelve-year old Frederick, the son of Ulysses S. Grant.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the experiences of an orphaned Amerasian boy from his birth and early childhood in Saigon through his departure from Vietnam in the 1975 Operation Babylift and his subsequent life as the adopted son of an American family in Ohio, and his return to Vietnam.
11) Luca
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Set in a seaside town on the Italian Riviera, a young boy experiences an unforgettable summer. Luca shares his amazing adventures with his newfound friend Alberto, but their fun is threatened by a deeply held secret: they're sea monsters from another world just below the water's surface.
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Cars 3: Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician with her own plan to win, inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn't through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing's biggest stage!
Lightyear: Discover...
13) Luca
Publisher
dystrybucja Galapagos
Pub. Date
[2021].
Language
Polish
Description
Set in a seaside town on the Italian Riviera, a young boy experiences an unforgettable summer. Luca shares his amazing adventures with his newfound friend Alberto, but their fun is threatened by a deeply held secret: they're sea monsters from another world just below the water's surface.
Author
Publisher
Sunrise Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Housekeeper-slash-entrepreneur Ella Bradley prides herself on being ready for anything. After all, with a father who died--and lied to her--and a stepmon and stepsister who despise her, she has no one else to depend on. But on the biggest night of her life, she'd unprepared to be trapped in an elevator with the man of her dreams. Wealthy prince-to-a-fortune Adrian Vassos wants nothing more than to shed his reputation as a party boy and prove that...
Author
Publisher
Sunrise Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The day Jack Stewart walked out of jail, he vowed to keep his conviction a secret. The whole thing was just a terrible mistake, and he did his time. Now he wants a new life in a sleepy town where no one knows his name. Deep Haven is the perfect place to start over as a chef. The last thing the former pararescue jumper wants is to get involved. But when Boone Buckam--the guy he owes for getting him out of the slammer--asks for help, how can he refuse?...